SystemEvents.CreateTimer(Int32) Method

Definition

Creates a new window timer associated with the system events window.

public:
 static IntPtr CreateTimer(int interval);
public static IntPtr CreateTimer (int interval);
static member CreateTimer : int -> nativeint
Public Shared Function CreateTimer (interval As Integer) As IntPtr

Parameters

interval
Int32

Specifies the interval between timer notifications, in milliseconds.

Returns

IntPtr

nativeint

The ID of the new timer.

Exceptions

The interval is less than or equal to zero.

System event notifications are not supported under the current context. Server processes, for example, might not support global system event notifications.

The attempt to create a system events window thread did not succeed, or the attempt to create the timer did not succeed.

Applies to